- Period:
- 48 CE – 216 CE
- Region:
- Kuzey Çin (Ordos / Shanxi)
- Type:
- confederation
When Liu Yuan founded the "Han" dynasty in 304, the era of the "Five Northern Peoples (Wu Hu)" began. Turko-Mongol peoples shaped northern China throughout the age of the Sixteen Kingdoms.
Rulers (2)
- Güney Xiongnu Chanyu Bi Chanyu (İlk Güney Chanyu) · 48 CE–56 CE
- Güney Xiongnu Chanyu Huchen Chanyu · 195 CE–216 CE
Related events
- Xiongnu North-South Split · 48 CE
- Tengrism Continues Without Writing in the Steppe · 50 CE
- Northern Xiongnu Defeated — Great Han Campaign · 89 CE
- Southern Xiongnu Internal Strife · 94 CE
- Southern Xiongnu Cultural Integration into China · 150 CE
- Cai Wenji and Xiongnu Musical Culture · 178 CE
- Yellow Turban Rebellion — Han Collapse · 184 CE
- Cao Cao Divides the Southern Xiongnu · 198 CE
- Liu Yuan Founds Han-Zhao Kingdom · 304 CE
- Sixteen Kingdoms Period — Steppe Peoples Rule North China · 304 CE
Source: Wikipedia
Frequently asked questions
- What was Southern Xiongnu?
- The southern branch of the Xiongnu Empire, which split in two in 48 CE and passed under Han protection; it led a settled-nomadic life in the Ordos and Shanxi.
- When did Southern Xiongnu exist?
- 48 CE – 216 CE
- Where was Southern Xiongnu located?
- Kuzey Çin (Ordos / Shanxi)